Public Health
Volume 124, Issue 3 , Pages 125-130 , March 2010

How will area regeneration impact on health? Learning from the GoWell study

  • S.A. Beck

      Affiliations

    • NHS Health Scotland, Glasgow G2 2AF, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 141 354 2945; fax: +44 141 354 2901.
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  • P.W. Hanlon

      Affiliations

    • Public Health and Health Policy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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  • C.E. Tannahill

      Affiliations

    • Glasgow Centre for Population Health, Glasgow, UK
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  • F.A. Crawford

      Affiliations

    • Glasgow Centre for Population Health, Glasgow, UK
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  • R.M. Ogilvie

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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  • A.J. Kearns

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urban Studies, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

Received 28 April 2009 ,Revised 8 December 2009 ,Accepted 4 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2010.02.004

Public Health
Volume 124, Issue 3 , Pages 125-130 , March 2010